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Record-Tying Night in Arizona Leads USA TODAY's Week 5 Top IX

Campo Verde senior Amaya Moreno threw 10 touchdown passes in one game, tying the Arizona high school girls flag football record. She leads this week's list of the country's top performers.

USA TODAY Sports and Studio IX named their Week 5 Top IX this week. The list recognizes the best single-game performances by players on teams in the Super 25 rankings. With Arizona and Georgia now playing, four of the nine honorees come from those two states.

Here are the Week 5 honorees, listed alphabetically:

Janell Adams, No. 5 Willowbrook (Villa Park, Ill.)
Adams ran for 137 yards and four touchdowns and caught another touchdown pass in a win over Christ the King. The senior also led the team with seven flag pulls. It's her second Top IX appearance.

Brooklyn Blair, No. 15 The Classical Academy (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
Blair intercepted four passes, returning two for touchdowns, in a 33-12 win over Elizabeth. She added five flag pulls and two pass breakups.

Isabelle Garcia, No. 23 Marana (Tucson, Ariz.)
The sophomore quarterback threw for 262 yards and four touchdowns in a 42-12 win over Eastmark. She also ran for 92 yards and another score.

Ava George, No. 21 McEachern (Powder Springs, Ga.)
In McEachern's 44-0 season-opening win over Long County, the senior threw for 169 yards and two touchdowns. She also caught passes for 80 yards and two more scores and had an interception.

Peyton Marr, No. 10 Mountain Vista (Highlands Ranch, Colo.)
The junior completed 20 of 24 passes for 287 yards and four touchdowns in a 48-0 win over Regis Jesuit. She added 34 rushing yards and a touchdown.

Amaya Moreno, No. 18 Campo Verde (Gilbert, Ariz.)
The senior quarterback completed 17 of 20 passes for 458 yards and 10 touchdowns in a 69-0 win over McClintock. The 10 touchdown passes tie the Arizona single-game record.

Lacie Nemchick, No. 9 Gilbert Highland (Gilbert, Ariz.)
The Nebraska commit threw for 295 yards and three touchdowns and ran for two more in Gilbert Highland's season-opening win over Campo Verde. [See the note below before running this entry.]

Serenity Rutledge, No. 8 Moody (Ala.)
Rutledge accounted for six touchdowns in a win over Fairfield. She went 9-for-11 for 212 yards and three touchdowns, and ran for 78 yards and three more scores.

Adeline Shook, No. 11 St. Charles North (St. Charles, Ill.)
The senior caught passes for 116 yards and two touchdowns in a win over Lake Park. She added six flag pulls and two interceptions for the undefeated North Stars, now 16-0.

See the full Top IX list and Super 25 rankings from USA TODAY Sports.

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